Popular Airport | Queenstown Airport |
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Popular Airlines | |
Approximate Flight Duration | 13 hour |
Approximate Travel Distance | 10457 Km |
It is only possible to reach the airport from Colombo city center by bus and taxi. Alternatively, you can also travel with private cars that can be rented from car rental companies located in the city center.
Taxi drivers in Colombo, which is moving towards to becoming a global world city, also keep up with this development. Almost all of the taxi drivers are clean-wear, polite and speak English, which increases the quality of service. Despite being expensive compared to other alternatives, it is preferred because of its ease of reaching anytime.
The bus number 187-E3, which is used to get to the airport, collects passengers at different bus stops all day except night time. It serves as an economic and fast transportation option.
As in all major cities, it is also possible to find quality and reputable car rental companies in Colombo. You can request the model and brand you want from the companies you can reach easily via Internet and telephone.
Bandaranayike Airport, which links Colombo to the world and hosts many passengers every year, consists of a medium sized single terminal building. There are many services ranging from pharmacies and health centers to foreign exchange bureaus and bank ATMs at the airport. There is a beauty and spa center in the terminal which also has an animal care room for pets of passengers.
Baristar Coffee Lanka, Burger King, Deli Food & Spicy, HVA Foods, Nestle Lanka PLC, Palm Strip Restaurant and Relax Inn Food are the places where passengers can meet their eating and drinking needs during waiting periods.
For shopping there are Abans Pvt, AMF Duty Free, Asian Electricals, Aventure Holdings, Chamber of Gifts, Classic Electronics, Crown Electronics, Citizen, Gomez's and Odel stores. The airport also meets the accommodation needs of its passengers with the Serediva Transit Hotel in it.
Queenstown Airport, which offers transportation services to approximately 1-1.5 million passengers per year, is the central airport of Frankton city located in Otago region of New Zealand. The airport is about 8 kilometers away from the city center. After your plane has landed at Queenstown Airport, you can choose a shuttle bus or take a taxi for travelling to the city center in a short time. Alternatively, you can rent a car at the airport. It takes about 10-15 minutes to reach Frankton city center from Queenstown Airport.
You can go to the bus stops just outside the arrivals terminal of the airport in order to get on a shuttle bus offering transportation service between Frankton city center and Queenstown Airport. These buses are operated by Jayride and it costs around 25-40 New Zealand Dollar to reach the city center by shuttle bus. Shuttle buses, which carry passengers to Frankton city center in about 5-10 minutes, offer both comfortable and economic transportation service.
You can use an airport taxi in order to reach Frankton city center from Queenstown Airport as soon as possible or call a taxi to the airport by calling Blue Bubble Taxi (+64 3 450 3000) company. You can reach Frankton city center from Queenstown Airport by getting on a taxi. The cost of this travel is about 7-9 New Zealand Dollar.
If you are planning to stay in Frankton for more than a few days, renting a car will be more budget-friendly for you. As soon as you arrive at Queenstown Airport, you can visit one of the car rental companies offering service in the terminal building and after getting information about the cost of renting a car, you can choose a vehicle according to your budget and needs. Some of the companies offering car rental services at Queenstown Airport are Budget (03 442 3450), Avis (03 442 3808), Ace Rental Cars (0800 502 277), Enterprise (03 441 4637), Europcar (0800 800 115), Ezi Car Rental (0800 545 000), Hertz (0800 654 321), Jucy (0800 399 736), Snap Rentals (0800 288 699), Go Rentals (0800 467 368), Omega Rental Cars (0800 15 48 15) and Thrifty (0800 737 070). You can reach Frankton city center in about 10 minutes if you choose this option for your transportation.